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Culture & Society

TECOM profit climbs

High occupancy across assets boosts earnings.

Emirates Stallions Q1 revenue up 11%

The rise helped by strong demand in real estate

ADNOC Distribution 2025 dividend $700m

The company had reported EBITDA of $1.17 bn in 2025.

Empower okays $119.1m H2 2025 dividend

The dividend is equivalent to 43.75% of paid-up capital.

Alujain widens 2025 loss

The increase in loss is due to impairment charges, weaker prices.

Art and culture retain power to humanize the Intelligent Age, says WEF’s Fowler

Davos, Switzerland -- In an age where artificial intelligence is reshaping our lives, the World Economic Forum's Arts and Culture...

World Economic Forum

Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure

Janājah, Iraq - Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and...

Geostrategy

Tunisia reaffirms its support for Palestine freedom

Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday commemorated the forty-sixth anniversary of Earth Day, where they affirmed their support for...
  • It supports the restoration of Palestinian historical rights that do not fall within the statute of limitations
  • Tunisia also expressed its support and keenness to actively contribute to all international and regional initiatives
Economy

Government institutions need to provide youth skills: UAE minister

Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Vice President of the Arab Youth Center (AYC),...
  • Appropriate skills enable the youth to become drivers of sustainable human and economic development, said Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei.
  • The minister was speaking during a session, Power of the Youth: The Multiplier Effect’.
Infographics

UAE tops gender equality in Arab countries

In the UAE, and the wider Arab world, many women have been successful in upturning the prevalent prejudice that a...
  • Their participation in the workforce has grown; in many Arab countries, women entrepreneurs are competing with men to distinguish their businesses
  • Many young women have important roles in government offices where they are a key part of policymaking
Geostrategy

Libyans want peace and elected government: UN official

The Libyan people want to end a decade of violence and elect a government, showing "zero appetite" for further conflict...
  • Libya was meant to hold elections last December, as part of a UN-guided peace process aiming to draw a line under a complex conflict
  • The polls were indefinitely postponed as political factions wrangled over their legal basis and the eligibility of controversial candidates

At least 6 workers die in Oman rockslide, many go missing

At least six workers were killed and others missing after rockslides engulfed a quarry in northern Oman on Sunday, emergency...
  • Further slides in the wake of the deadly collapse were hampering rescue efforts at the quarry in Ibri
  • Footage posted by the CDAA showed a towering cliff face crumbling onto the quarry below
Arts & Culture

Israeli, Palestinian mothers gather for peace by Dead Sea

Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women activists shared in the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, planted flags on the Dead Sea's...
  • Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women activists shared in the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, planted flags on the Dead Sea's shores and vowed to continue the push for peace.
  • Peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have largely ground to a halt as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett opposes Palestinian statehood
Arts & Culture

Wadi Wurayah National Park nominated as UNESCO Heritage Site

The UAE’s first mountain nature reserve, Fujairah’s Wadi Wurayah National Park, WWNP, has been put on the UAE’s tentative list...
  • Wadi Wurayah National Park is UAE's first mountain nature reserve.
  • The nomination has been submitted to UNESCO’S World Heritage Centre for assessment on the basis of the Outstanding Universal Value of Wadi Wurayah’s natural heritage.
Business

Sharjah approves $17.18m to settle citizens’ debts

The Sharjah Debt Settlement Committee (SDSC) approved an amount of AED63.11 million ($17.18m), to settle 120 cases of citizens' debts.
  • Rashid Ahmed bin Al Sheikh, Chief of the Sharjah Emiri Court and Head of the Committee, confirmed this
  • Payment of debts of people in Sharjah from various categories within the 22nd batch, was cleared

Tunisia train accident leaves nearly 100 passengers injured

A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday morning in the south of the Tunisian capital,...
  • Most of the injured suffered bruises or fractures, none of them life-threatening, sources confirmed
  • Between 2017 and 2021, the country saw 173 train accidents which killed 229 people and injured 345
Economy

Iran’s Khamenei hopes for economic upturn in Persian New Year speech

Khamenei said the toughest problems encountered last year were due to "rising prices and inflation".
  • Khamenei said the toughest problems encountered last year were due to "rising prices and inflation."
  • Iran's economy has suffered under stringent sanctions that were reimposed by the US in 2018

Art and culture retain power to humanize the Intelligent Age, says WEF’s Fowler

Davos, Switzerland -- In an age where artificial intelligence is reshaping our lives, the World Economic Forum's Arts and Culture...
World Economic Forum

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Broadway musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ to Debut in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The iconic Broadway musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' will be performed in Riyadh from Oct...
Arts & Culture

Saudi Arabia’s natural reserve makes it to UNESCO heritage list

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Uruq Bani Ma'arid Reserve in Saudi Arabia has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage...
Arts & Culture

EU nominates Mahsa Amini and Elon Musk for top rights award

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody a year ago, and billionaire Elon Musk were among...
Geostrategy
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Business

Abu Dhabi council review budget, sports development

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi Sports Council discussed business developments and plans for developing the sports sector here, local...
  • The board reviewed the general financial budget for 2024, which reflects the strong performance of the council and its impact on the sports sector
  • They also reviewed the strategic and operational performance report for the first half of 2023 and the performance indicators report
Geostrategy

UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage sites list

Tunis, Tunisia -- UNESCO announced Monday it was adding the Tunisian resort island of Djerba to its list of World Heritage...
  • The United Nations cultural organization took the decision in Saudi Arabia, during its 45th world heritage committee meeting.
  • Djerba is considered to be the mythological island in Homer's "Odyssey" where Ulysses and his companions encounter the lotus eaters.
Business

Turkish clubs financially hit attracting big names in transfer market

Eyes have been on Saudi clubs' transfer outlays which have rivaled those of the top European sides, but Turkish teams...
  • Reigning Turkish champions Galatasaray spent US$32 million this summer, down on the US$45 million of the same window last year.
  • Economist Kerem Akbas believes trying to appease football fans in the country pushes clubs into spending money they cannot afford.